In regards to eating meat

[βαθμιαίος]

I am sorry you feel that way. I personally think you are making more of this than need be. I have said that I did not mean it the way you thought. I have apologized for the misunderstanding. We are communicating with typed words on a screen; misinterpretations can happen; imperfect phrasing is possible.

This is what I wrote:

It sounds to me as though you think of trees, animals, etc. as things. Your words are very emotionless. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I did not accuse you, I was just trying to understand your point of view so that the discussion could continue. The second sentence should have included a "seem" instead of just stating the way I "heard" your words.

Perhaps you could find it in your heart to forgive me.

The statement that I found especially difficult was the first one: "@ βαθμιαίος: I would like to know what you would feel if you killed a human."

I have thanked you for your apology and I do forgive you; I just would rather not pursue the particular hypothetical that Monica is interested in in public, as it were.

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Edit to add: actually, I'm not sure I need to forgive you -- you did nothing wrong as you see it, and I can see your point of view. I just found your statements deeply shocking and as such I am, as I said, leery about continuing a difficult discussion in the public arena.